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Temperament Deviation and Risk for Alcoholism
Author(s) -
Tarter Ralph E.,
Kabene Mostefa,
Escallier Ellen A.,
Laird Susan B.,
Jacob Theodore
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb00490.x
Subject(s) - temperament , psychology , vulnerability (computing) , trait , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , personality , social psychology , computer science , computer security , programming language
Sons of alcoholics and nonalcoholics drawn from a community sample were compared across multiple dimensions of temperament. Sons of alcoholics scored higher on only behavioral activity level. This trait score was found to be unrelated to family environment. The implications of these findings for clarifying alcoholism vulnerability are discussed.